all_o the_o people_n chapt._n xxxi_o 9_o 13._o as_o in_o the_o three_o foresay_a particular_n some_o will_v have_v it_o nor_o yet_o be_v it_o this_o book_n only_o or_o that_o song_n only_o deut._n xxxii_o that_o be_v to_o be_v put_v and_o place_v by_o the_o priest_n in_o at_z or_o by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n deut._n xxxi_o 25_o 26._o but_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n read_v in_o every_o sabbath-year_n and_o lay_v up_o and_o preserve_v safe_a by_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n the_o judicial_a law_n most_o of_o all_o mention_v in_o this_o book_n and_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o country_n and_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o equity_n of_o right_a reason_n for_o that_o country_n and_o people_n and_o so_o far_o be_v useful_a to_o all_o other_o the_o ten_o first_o chapter_n be_v mostwhat_a of_o precedent_a passage_n repetition_n of_o what_o thing_n be_v former_o do_v with_o exhortation_n to_o obedience_n intermix_v moses_n yet_o herein_o not_o bind_v himself_o to_o a_o exact_a order_n in_o observation_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n these_o be_v a_o inscription_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o a_o accurate_a description_n of_o the_o place_n where_o moses_n deliver_v and_o do_v what_o in_o this_o book_n be_v contain_v eleven_o the_o eleven_o day_n journey_n end_n either_o at_o kadesh-barneah_a verse_n 2_o or_o compass_v about_o by_o the_o way_n of_o mount_n seir_n and_o kadesh-barneah_a it_o end_v at_o and_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n both_o which_o serâ—â—_n to_o show_v how_o soon_o they_o may_v have_v come_v from_o horeb_n or_o sinai_n to_o canaan_n have_v they_o not_o provoke_v god_n by_o their_o sin_n num._n fourteen_o instead_o of_o that_o eleven_o day_n journey_n to_o keep_v they_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 38._o year_n after_o horeb_n horeb_n and_o mount_n sinai_n be_v take_v for_o the_o same_o exod._n iii_o 1._o see_v on_o that_o text_n deut._n i._n 2_o 6_o 19_o and_o iu_o 10_o 15._o and_o v._o 2._o and_o ix_o 8._o 1_o king_n xix_o 8_o mal._n iu_o 4._o they_o be_v close_a neighbour_n or_o rather_o two_o top_n of_o the_o same_o mount_n the_o israelite_n abide_v almost_o a_o year_n there_o deut._n i._n 6._o exod._n xix_o 1_o num._n x._o 11._o og_n that_o dwell_v at_o ashteroth_n verse_n 4_o be_v slay_v in_o edrei_n another_o of_o his_o royal_a city_n ch._n iii_o 1._o num._n xxi_o 33._o josh._n xiii_o 12_o 31._o and_o xii_o 4._o angry_a god_n anger_n at_o moses_n here_o mention_v verse_n 37_o be_v not_o in_o the_o second_o year_n when_o and_o where_o the_o spy_n be_v send_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o but_o in_o the_o fourti_v year_n at_o that_o other_o kadesh_n when_o and_o where_o miriam_n die_v num._n xx._n 1_o 2_o 12._o many_o day_n the_o israelite_n abode_n in_o kadesh_n many_o day_n verse_n 46_o and_o they_o compass_v mount_n seir_n many_o day_n the_o space_n in_o which_o they_o come_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a till_o they_o come_v over_o the_o brook_n zered_a or_o pitch_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o zared_a in_o moab_n be_v their_o thirty_o nine_o station_n be_v thirty_o eight_o year_n which_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n deut._n ii_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 7_o 14._o some_o take_v thirty_o seven_o year_n and_o a_o half_a of_o this_o time_n to_o be_v spend_v at_o kadesh-barnea_a and_o sure_o the_o most_o of_o it_o be_v spend_v there_o and_o the_o lesser_a and_o late_a part_n of_o it_o in_o compass_v mount_n seir_n and_o the_o other_o half_a year_n spend_v in_o come_v from_o mount_n seir_n to_o zered_a see_v deut._n ii_o 7._o distress_n not_o and_o so_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 9_o v._n 19_o the_o israelite_n forbid_v to_o distress_n the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n or_o to_o possess_v their_o land_n yet_o what_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o they_o and_o possess_v which_o be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o their_o country_n all_o that_o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n by_o right_a of_o that_o conquest_n do_v fair_o possess_v josh._n xiii_o 15_o 25._o judg._n xi_o 12_o 27._o giant_n there_o be_v mention_v anakim_v verse_n 11_o emims_n zanzummims_n rephaims_n as_o several_a raze_n of_o gaint_n deut._n ii_o 11_o 20._o and_o ch._n iii_o 11_o 13._o num._n xiii_o 33._o see_v further_o gen._n vi_o 4_o 1_o sam._n xvii_o 4._o and_o 2_o sam._n xxi_o 16_o 22._o mount_v zion_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 48_o which_o be_v hermon_n called_n by_o the_o sidonian_n syrion_n by_o the_o amorites_n shenir_fw-fr in_o the_o valley_n of_o lebanon_n deut._n iii_o 9_o and_o iu_o 48._o josh._n xi_o 17._o and_o xiii_o 5._o and_o xii_o 5._o 1_o chron._n v._n 23._o and_o mount_v zion_n that_o strong_a hold_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n be_v the_o south-part_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o seat_v on_o the_o north-side_n of_o it_o 2_o sam._n v._o 7_o 9_o 1_o king_n viii_o 1._o psal._n ii_o 6._o and_o ix_o 11._o and_o xlviii_o 2._o upon_o which_o text_n see_v the_o annotation_n be_v two_o differ_a mountain_n and_o far_o asunder_o they_o differ_v also_o in_o their_o original_a character_n and_o letter_n the_o former_a be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o late_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o new_a testament_n write_v the_o late_a also_o zion_n rom._n ix_o 33_o 〈◊〉_d xi_o 26._o as_o likewise_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v sidon_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v tyre_n matth._n xi_o 21_o 22._o call_v we_o may_v not_o conceive_v a_o miracle_n in_o moses_n voice_n chapter_n five_o verse_n 1_o as_o some_o do_v on_o this_o place_n my_o commandment_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o masoret_n marginal_a read_n verse_n 10_o but_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v his_o commandment_n and_o may_v import_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n expound_v the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o god_n word_n that_o go_v next_o before_o seven_o day_n some_o word_n be_v add_v by_o moses_n to_o those_o utter_v by_o god_n on_o mount_n sinai_n verse_n 14_o 15._o exod._n xx._n 10_o 11._o as_o a_o explication_n of_o they_o and_o also_o a_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o the_o four_o commandment_n differ_v altogether_o from_o that_o reason_n in_o exod._n xx._n 11._o which_o reason_n here_o yet_o evince_v not_o that_o therefore_o god_n bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n but_o the_o put_n of_o wife_n before_o house_n ver_fw-la 21._o contrary_n to_o that_o order_n of_o house_n before_o wife_n in_o exod._n xx._n 17._o confound_v the_o late_a papist_n silly_a shift_n in_o divide_v the_o last_o commandment_n into_o two_o to_o make_v up_o ten_o deut._n iu._n 13._o to_o colour_n thereby_o their_o take_v away_o the_o second_o commandment_n or_o shuffle_n of_o it_o into_o the_o first_o so_o that_o by_o they_o be_v not_o know_v which_o be_v the_o nine_o and_o which_o the_o ten_o commandment_n seven_o nation_n so_o many_o be_v here_o reckon_v chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o and_o so_o josh._n iii_o 10._o six_o in_o exod._n xxxiii_o 2._o deut._n xx._n 17._o judg._n iii_o 5._o in_o many_o place_n few_o in_o gen._n xv._o 19_o 20_o 21._o ten_o nation_n be_v reckon_v and_o among_o they_o the_o philistine_n be_v never_o mention_v yet_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n go_v many_o time_n under_o the_o name_n of_o canaanites_n and_o amorites_n as_o gen._n xxiv_o 3._o and_o ch._n xv._o 16._o utter_o destroy_v they_o such_o be_v god_n command_n verse_n 2_o and_o such_o his_o promise_n of_o assistance_n v._o 16._o see_v exod._n xxxiv_o 11_o 12._o deut._n ix_o 3._o and_o xx._n 16_o 17._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o one_o year_n or_o in_o ioshuah_n life-time_n josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5_o 13._o judg._n l._n 9_o 21_o 27_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 33_o 34._o but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a exod._a xxiii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n vii_o 22._o yet_o god_n just_o threaten_v and_o blame_v they_o for_o their_o neglect_n in_o conquer_a and_o expel_v they_o num._n xxxiii_o 55_o 56._o josh._n xxiii_o 13._o judg._n ii_o 3_o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o he_o never_o give_v they_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o full_a bound_n as_o of_o tyre_n sidon_n and_o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o for_o their_o part_n the_o condition_n of_o their_o covenant_n with_o he_o judg._n ii_o 20_o 21._o neither_o shall_v thou_o marriage_n forbid_v with_o the_o canaanite_n strict_o verse_n 3_o yea_o also_o forbid_v with_o the_o ammonite_n moabite_n and_o egyptian_n ezra_n ix_o 1_o 2._o
so_o it_o will_v seem_v to_o have_v the_o best_a coherence_n with_o the_o word_n next_o follow_v and_o the_o story_n ensue_v of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o second_o and_o three_o day_n light_a day_n strictly_n and_o usual_o so_o take_v otherwise_o call_v a_o artificial_a day_n consist_v of_o about_o twelve_o hour_n john_n 119_o as_o the_o natural_a day_n consist_v of_o 24._o hour_n both_o there_o be_v mention_v ch_n 7._o 12_o 17._o v._o 5._o and_o the_o evening_n etc._n etc._n the_o evening_n which_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o the_o night_n and_o the_o morning_n which_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o the_o day_n be_v call_v the_o first_o day_n large_o take_v the_o day_n natural_a of_o 24_o hour_n and_o here_o observe_v that_o as_o darkness_n be_v before_o light_n five_o 2_o 3._o so_o the_o evening_n and_o night_n be_v make_v and_o reckon_v the_o beginning_n and_o first_o part_n of_o the_o natural_a day_n or_o large_a day_n of_o 24._o hour_n and_o according_o the_o large_a day_n be_v call_v a_o evening_n morning_n dan._n 8._o 14_o 26._o and_o by_o paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o night-day_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 25._o and_o as_o moses_n do_v here_o so_o god_n command_v it_o and_o the_o jew_n observe_v it_o to_o reckon_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o large_a day_n at_o the_o evening_n leu._n 23._o 32._o from_o evening_n to_o evening_n you_o shall_v celebrate_v your_o sabbath_n and_o so_o for_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n at_o the_o passeover_n exod._n 12_o 18_o in_o the_o first_o month_n on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n at_o even_o you_o shall_v eat_v unleavened_a bread_n until_o the_o twenty_o one_o day_n of_o the_o month_n at_o even_o and_o you_o we_o find_v in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o reckon_n alter_v that_o they_o begin_v their_o natural_a and_o large_a day_n in_o the_o morning_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o evangelist_n record_v the_o history_n of_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n mat._n 28._o 1._o mar._n 16._o 1_o 2_o 9_o &_o ch_n 15._o 42._o luke_n 24._o 1_o joh._n 20._o 1_o 19_o which_o alteration_n may_v haply_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o account_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o compliance_n with_o they_o who_o then_o have_v the_o sovereignty_n and_o dominion_n over_o they_o now_o these_o two_o thing_n well_o observe_v may_v haply_o serve_v to_o assoil_v a_o doubt_n and_o clear_v a_o difficulty_n the_o case_n be_v this_o our_o saviour_n do_v eat_v the_o passeover_n twenty_o four_o hour_n before_o the_o jew_n do_v eat_v it_o and_o this_o be_v clear_a out_o of_o the_o gospel_n matth._n 26._o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 47._o mark_v 15._o 42._o luke_n 23._o 54._o joh_n 18._o 28._o and_o 9_o 14_o 31_o 42._o that_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o anticipate_v the_o day_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o future_a passion_n but_o keep_v the_o right_a day_n appoint_v in_o the_o law_n we_o be_v not_o to_o doubt_v of_o it_o consider_v the_o strictness_n of_o the_o command_n for_o the_o day_n exod._n 13._o 10._o and_o christ_n come_v to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n both_o moral_a and_o levitical_a and_o that_o he_o do_v so_o in_o this_o point_n and_o particular_a appear_v also_o matth._n 26._o 17._o mark_v 14._o 12._o neither_o do_v those_o word_n in_o joh._n 13._o 1_o 2._o disagree_v from_o it_o the_o word_n there_o mention_v before_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n appear_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o two_o day_n before_o the_o passeover_n mat_n 26._o 2._o and_o be_v speak_v on_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n mat._n 24._o 3._o and_o the_o supper_n there_o mention_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o supper_n in_o the_o night_n of_o the_o passeover_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o jerusalem_n mat._n 26._o 17._o and_o those_o loau_n of_o bread_n in_o the_o gospel_n matth._n 16._o 9_o 10._o can_v make_v and_o multiply_v the_o water_n of_o the_o deluge_n to_o rise_v to_o such_o a_o height_n and_o that_o as_o little_a by_o miracle_n as_o the_o other_o way_n must_v needs_o imply_v now_o the_o right_a day_n be_v the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n abib_fw-la or_o nisan_fw-la in_o the_o evening_n or_o between_o the_o two_o evening_n exod._n 12._o 6._o i_o e._n between_o the_o two_o extremity_n of_o the_o evening-tide_n whereof_o the_o former_a belong_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o decline_a day_n the_o end_n which_o be_v the_o thirteen_o day_n not_o the_o fourteen_o as_o in_o the_o late_a learned_a and_o large_a annotation_n on_o matth._n 26._o 17_o the_o latter_a belong_v to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o night_n when_o the_o day_n follow_v be_v say_v to_o begin_v gen._n 1._o 5._o which_o be_v the_o fourteen_o day_n at_o the_o beginning_n and_o evening_n whereof_o the_o passeover_n be_v to_o be_v eat_v as_o appear_v verse_n 18._o now_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o jew_n keep_v the_o wrong_a day_n and_o why_o so_o be_v the_o question_n and_o difficulty_n remain_v some_o speak_v of_o a_o jewish_a tradition_n that_o after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylenian_a captivity_n they_o order_v and_o alter_v the_o time_n so_o as_o the_o day_n of_o eat_v the_o passeover_n may_v not_o fall_v on_o the_o monday_n wednesday_n or_o friday_n but_o then_o they_o put_v it_o off_o to_o the_o day_n follow_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o tradition_n i_o be_o ignorant_a of_o much_o more_o of_o any_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v dare_v to_o have_v such_o a_o tradition_n and_o order_n but_o find_v in_o the_o gospel_n the_o account_n for_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o natural_a &_o large_a day_n of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n alter_v from_o the_o evening_n to_o the_o morning_n as_o be_v former_o observe_v i_o rather_o conceive_v that_o both_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o jew_n may_v be_v say_v to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n on_o the_o same_o day_n viz._n both_o on_o the_o friday_n and_o at_o the_o evening_n too_o so_o it_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o their_o own_o several_a mind_n and_o meaning_n reckon_n and_o accounting_n our_o saviour_n right_o begin_v and_o end_v the_o day_n from_o evening_n to_o evening_n and_o the_o jew_n erroneous_o from_o morning_n to_o morning_n the_o issue_n so_o will_v be_v this_o that_o on_o the_o thirteen_o day_n consist_v of_o twelve_o hour_n from_o morning_n to_o evening_n call_v a_o artificial_a day_n the_o disciple_n prepare_v the_o passeover_n for_o our_o saviour_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n matth._n 26._o 17_o 18_o 19_o and_o when_o the_o â—ven_n be_v come_v which_o be_v the_o true_a beginning_n of_o the_o fourteen_o day_n jesus_n sit_v down_o with_o the_o twelve_o to_o eat_v the_o passeover_n matth._n 26._o 20._o according_a to_o the_o law_n the_o morning_n after_o and_o so_o on_o till_o the_o evening_n make_v a_o artificial_a day_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o true_a late_a part_n of_o the_o fourteen_o natural_a day_n our_o saviour_n be_v examine_v condemn_v and_o at_o last_o suffer_v and_o that_o time_n be_v call_v the_o jew_n preparation_n luke_n 23._o 54._o john_n 19_o 31_o 42._o the_o preparation_n of_o their_o passeover_n john_n 19_o 14._o the_o preparation_n before_o the_o sabbath_n mark_v 15._o 42._o and_o the_o evening_n follow_v which_o be_v the_o late_a part_n of_o their_o fourteen_o day_n in_o their_o account_n they_o do_v eat_v their_o passeover_n and_o the_o day_n follow_v which_o be_v the_o sabbath_n be_v call_v the_o day_n after_o the_o preparation_n matth._n 27._o 62._o and_o whereas_o to_o countenance_v that_o pretend_a jewish_a tradition_n for_o put_v off_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n from_o the_o friday_n to_o the_o saturday_n which_o be_v their_o sabbath-day_n those_o word_n of_o john_n be_v allege_v for_o that_o sabbath_n be_v a_o high_a day_n john_n 19_o 31._o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v call_v a_o high_a day_n because_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath_n that_o fall_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o high_a and_o solemn_a feast_n but_o all_o this_o i_o 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27._o and_o 28._o verse_n but_o a_o few_o day_n if_o he_o have_v not_o enjoy_v she_o by_o marriage_n all_o those_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o service_n they_o will_v have_v seem_v a_o longsome_a and_o tedious_a time_n for_o hope_v deser_v make_v the_o heart_n sick_a prov._n 13._o 12._o and_o love_n make_v man_n think_v everyday_n a_o year_n till_o they_o enjoy_v the_o party_n love_v v._o 21._o and_o jacob_n say_v that_o be_v have_v say_v for_o my_o day_n be_v fulfil_v that_o be_v i_o be_o full_a of_o day_n and_o ripe_a for_o marriage_n be_v now_o seventy_o five_o year_n old_a and_o my_o brother_n esau_n of_o my_o age_n be_v marry_v thirty_o five_o year_n ago_o ch_n 26._o 34._o that_o i_o may_v go_v in_o unto_o her_o not_o go_v away_o with_o she_o but_o use_v she_o as_o my_o wise_n while_o i_o perform_v my_o covenant_v service_n of_o seven_o year_n for_o she_o v._o 22._o and_o laban_n gather_v have_v gather_v the_o hebrew_n want_v a_o preterpluperfect_a tense_n v._o 23._o he_o take_v leah_n be_v veil_v as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o bring_v bride_n into_o the_o bride-chamber_n joel_n 2._o 16._o and_o unto_o their_o husband_n in_o the_o dark_a for_o modesty_n sake_n ch_n 24._o 65._o ch_n 38._o 15_o 16._o v._o 25._o what_o be_v this_o for_o he_o hate_v leah_n v._o 31._o do_v not_o i_o serve_v with_o thou_o for_o rachel_n covenant_n to_o serve_v with_o thou_o beguile_v i_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o by_o her_o silence_n or_o soft_a whisper_n likely_a upon_o her_o father_n direction_n which_o jacob_n also_o may_v impute_v to_o her_o modesty_n v._o 26._o not_o be_v so_o do_v in_o our_o country_n custom_n here_o only_o pretend_v to_o cover_v his_o accustom_a fraud_n else_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v so_o before_o and_o tell_v it_o v._o 27._o fulfil_v her_o wâ—â—k_n the_o week-feast_n for_o leah_n and_o keep_v she_o with_o thou_o reject_v she_o not_o the_o marriage-feast_n continue_v a_o week_n judg._n 14._o 10_o 12_o 15_o 17._o thus_o laban_n provide_v that_o jacob_n by_o 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2._o 20._o 18._o psal._n 113_o 9_o 127._o 3._o therefore_o isaac_n and_o hannah_n and_o other_o go_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n for_o child_n gen._n 25._o 21._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 10._o v._o 3._o bilhah_n by_o the_o example_n of_o sarah_n ch_n 16._o 2._o hear_v upon_o my_o knee_n bring_v forth_o and_o nurse_v on_o my_o knee_n ch_n 50._o 23._o that_o i_o may_v so_o she_o call_v they_o she_o and_o she_o give_v they_o name_n v._o 6_o 8._o claim_v a_o kind_n of_o motherhood_n in_o her_o handmaid_n issue_n the_o handmaid_n child_n by_o nature_n be_v the_o dame_n by_o adoption_n or_o in_o right_a of_o her_o husband_n by_o the_o law_n give_v afterward_o in_o exod._n 21._o 4._o and_o so_o
it_o can_v not_o brook_v it_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o haman_n be_v of_o that_o curse_a stock_n which_o god_n will_v have_v root_v out_o for_o their_o bitter_a enmity_n against_o the_o jew_n yet_o mordecai'_v humility_n appear_v in_o return_v to_o the_o king_n gate_n his_o ordinary_a stand_n and_o call_v present_o after_o his_o so_o high_a advancement_n in_o chap._n vi_o 6_o 12._o have_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n this_o he_o do_v to_o satisfy_v they_o verse_n 4_o and_o justify_v himself_o which_o show_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o his_o refusal_n and_o move_v haman_n to_o such_o wrath_n all_o the_o jew_n wrath_n rage_a verse_n 6_o and_o unmeasurable_a the_o rather_o out_o of_o his_o inveterate_a hatred_n against_o all_o jew_n nisan_fw-la nisan_fw-la be_v the_o chaldee_n name_n and_o abib_fw-la the_o hebrew_a name_n verse_n 7_o of_o the_o first_o month_n whereunto_o our_o march_n do_v mostwhat_o answer_v in_o which_o month_n the_o lot_n be_v cast_v that_o show_v 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christ_n in_o truth_n the_o antitype_n the_o priest_n office_n be_v to_o teach_v pray_v and_o sacrifice_n the_o high_a priest_n among_o the_o jew_n once_o a_o year_n enter_v into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n yet_o he_o in_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o a_o absolute_a and_o sufficient_a type_n of_o our_o high_a priest_n christ_n the_o lord_n for_o he_o be_v a_o eternal_a high_a priest_n and_o both_o king_n and_o priest_n and_o his_o sacrifice_n of_o another_o nature_n and_o himself_o of_o another_o tribe_n for_o ever_o not_o so_o the_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o aaron_n heb._n vii_o 23._o 34_o and_o chap._n ix_o 12._o after_o the_o order_n or_n similitude_n heb._n v._n 6._o and_o chap._n vii_o 15._o of_o melchizedec_n much_o question_n who_o this_o melchizedec_n be_v he_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o our_o lord_n and_o christ._n very_o many_o take_v he_o to_o be_v sem_fw-mi the_o son_n of_o noah_n who_o see_v both_o world_n before_o and_o after_o the_o flood_n and_o 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1._o as_o this_o man_n here_o be_v call_v melchizedec_n that_o be_v king_n of_o righteousness_n by_o which_o place_n or_o near_o to_o it_o abraham_n in_o his_o return_n from_o this_o war_n and_o victory_n be_v to_o pass_v of_o this_o melchizedec_n and_o his_o priesthood_n and_o the_o difference_n of_o it_o from_o aaron_n priesthood_n the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap_n vii_o entreat_v at_o large_a and_o observe_v divers_a thing_n his_o name_n and_o title_n his_o greatness_n in_o that_o he_o bless_a abraham_n and_o receive_v tithe_n of_o abraham_n his_o be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n without_o any_o pedigree_n without_o father_n without_o mother_n without_o descent_n have_v neither_o begin_n of_o day_n nor_o end_n of_o life_n all_o these_o he_o have_v as_o our_o saviour_n himself_o have_v they_o but_o none_o of_o they_o record_v or_o register_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o he_o may_v so_o become_v a_o type_n of_o the_o eternity_n of_o christ_n person_n and_o priesthood_n 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the_o papist_n that_o melchizedec_n offer_v up_o to_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o therein_o be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n and_o that_o thereupon_o christ_n our_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o melchizedec_n these_o may_v well_o befall_v to_o they_o who_o for_o want_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v give_v up_o to_o believe_v lie_n but_o be_v too_o weak_a poor_a and_o silly_a for_o we_o to_o trouble_v ourselves_o withal_o the_o lord_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n the_o pprophecy_n of_o christ_n the_o lord_n his_o administration_n of_o his_o kingly_a office_n verse_n 5_o in_o this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o lord_n god_n the_o father_n who_o will_v make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o footstool_n
to_o haman_n shebna_n and_o other_o a_o soft_a answer_n chap._n chapter_n xv_o verse_n 1_o xxv_o 15._o as_o gideon_n to_o the_o ephraimite_n judg._n viii_o and_o abigaels_n apology_n to_o david_n 1_o sam._n xxv_o 32_o 33._o yet_o roughness_n &_o hard_a language_n in_o some_o case_n &_o circumstance_n be_v necessary_a the_o tongue_n which_o david_n style_v his_o glory_n verse_n 2_o and_o he_o use_v it_o according_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o well-drawn_a picture_n view_v all_o that_o come_v into_o the_o room_n verse_n 3_o the_o sinner_n vain_o think_v to_o hide_v himself_o from_o god_n by_o hide_v god_n from_o himself_o but_o the_o world_n and_o our_o thought_n be_v to_o he_o as_o a_o sea_n of_o glass_n god_n like_o the_o optic_a virtue_n in_o the_o eye_n see_v all_o job_n xxxiv_o 21_o 22._o tree_n of_o life_n gen._n verse_n 4_o ii_o 9_o ezek._n xlvii_o 12._o apoc._n xxii_o 2._o breach_n a_o sting_n and_o a_o stain_n in_o the_o conscience_n and_o spirit_n yea_o and_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v prudent_a wise_n he_o be_v verse_n 5_o and_o wise_a he_o will_v be_v psal._n fourteen_o 5._o much_o treasure_n the_o righteous_a man_n be_v always_o rich_a verse_n 6_o and_o rich_a in_o all_o estate_n rich_a in_o the_o most_o precious_a spiritual_a thing_n rich_a in_o reversion_n in_o sure_a bill_n and_o bond_n rich_a in_o propriety_n he_o hold_v all_o in_o capite_fw-la in_o christ_n he_o be_v no_o usurper_n of_o they_o 1_o cor._n iii_o 22._o rom._n viii_o 32._o trouble_v in_o get_n keep_v and_o fear_n of_o lose_v together_o with_o sting_n of_o conscience_n job_n xx._n 15._o disperse_v knowledge_n as_o star_n diffuse_v their_o light_n phil._n verse_n 7_o ii_o 15._o the_o sacrifice_n as_o good_a word_n utter_v with_o a_o stink_a breath_n verse_n 8_o from_o rot_a lung_n their_o sacrifice_n be_v abominable_a quoad_fw-la fontem_fw-la &_o quoad_fw-la finem_fw-la not_o proceed_v from_o a_o right_a principle_n nor_o tend_v to_o the_o right_a end_n which_o be_v god_n glory_n that_o shall_v consume_v all_o other_o end_n as_o the_o sun_n put_v out_o the_o light_n of_o the_o fire_n see_v chap._n xxi_o 27._o amos_n v._n 22._o esay_n i._n 11._o and_o lxvi_o 3._o jer._n vi_o 20._o and_o vii_o 22._o but_o the_o prayer_n esay_n xlv_o 11._o command_v you_o i_o the_o way_n prov._n verse_n 9_o xxi_o 4._o their_o very_a conscience_n send_v up_o continual_a poisonous_a vapour_n unto_o god_n follow_v after_o with_o might_n and_o main_a as_o ravenous_a creature_n have_v in_o chase_v their_o prey_n phil._n iii_o 11_o 14._o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v that_o height_n of_o holiness_n that_o accompany_v the_o resurrection_n correction_n be_v grievous_a be_v in_o love_n with_o his_o own_o ruin_n verse_n 10_o hate_v reproof_n be_v embitter_v not_o better_v by_o it_o hell_n job_n xxvi_o verse_n 11_o 6_o psal._n cxxxix_o 12._o heb._n iu._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o invisible_a to_o we_o love_v not_o yea_o hate_n verse_n 12_o amos_n v._n 10._o neither_o will_v he_o go_v as_o he_o shall_v dan._n xii_o 4._o 2_o king_n iu_o 23._o psal._n lxxxiv_o 7._o esay_n lxvi_o 20._o he_o say_v as_o jeroboam_n 1_o king_n xii_o 28._o a_o merry_a heart_n act_n vi._n verse_n 13_o 15._o and_o v._o 41._o cant._n ii_o 4._o this_o chief_o be_v true_a spiritualy_a break_a be_v as_o a_o limb_n out_o of_o joint_n a_o deject_a spirit_n take_v off_o as_o it_o be_v the_o wheel_n of_o the_o soul._n seek_v knowledge_n as_o a_o hungry_a man_n seek_v meat_n verse_n 14_o or_o a_o covetous_a man_n gold_n the_o more_o he_o have_v the_o more_o he_o desire_v feed_v as_o swine_n do_v on_o swill_n a_o continual_a feast_n this_n be_v eminent_o true_a in_o a_o good_a verse_n 15_o clear_v and_o cheerful_a conscience_n 2_o cor._n i_o 9_o 12._o a_o little_a it_o be_v not_o the_o great_a cage_n make_v the_o bird_n sing_v verse_n 16_o neither_o do_v they_o sing_v when_o they_o be_v on_o the_o ground_n but_o when_o get_v up_o into_o the_o air_n or_o on_o bough_n of_o tree_n from_o the_o ground_n see_v chap._n xvi_o 8._o and_o xvii_o 1_o 15._o psal._n xxxvii_o 16._o 1_o tim._n iu._n 8._o and_o vi_o 6._o appease_v strife_n is_n busy_a to_o stint_v it_o verse_n 18_o not_o to_o stir_v it_o up_o see_v chap._n xxii_o 24._o be_v make_v plain_a by_o much_o practice_n have_v get_v a_o habit_n verse_n 19_o he_o dispatch_v duty_n with_o delight_n and_o come_v off_o with_o comfort_n esay_n xl._n 31._o christ_n yoke_n be_v no_o more_o burdensome_a to_o he_o than_o the_o wing_n be_v to_o the_o bird_n be_v above_o in_o heaven_n verse_n 24_o and_o thitherward_o he_o go_v phil._n iii_o 20._o col._n iii_o 1._o he_o deal_v in_o low_a and_o earthly_a thing_n as_o a_o wise_a man_n may_v sport_v with_o child_n but_o that_o be_v not_o his_o business_n hell_n beneath_o that_o when_o the_o cold_a grave_n shall_v have_v his_o body_n hot_a hell_n may_v not_o hold_v his_o soul._n widow_n that_o have_v none_o to_o stick_v to_o she_o verse_n 25_o and_o stickle_a for_o she_o so_o to_o the_o shunamite_n the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n and_o of_o the_o poor_a prophet_n 2_o king_n iu._n the_o thought_n thought_n be_v not_o free_a verse_n 26_o jer._n vi_o 19_o pleasant_a word_n mal._n iii_o 16._o chap._n x._o 20._o and_o xxv_o 11._o trouble_v fire_n his_o own_o nest_n verse_n 27_o when_o he_o think_v to_o feather_n it_o and_o trouble_v all_o his_o household_n with_o haste_n and_o hurry_v to_o get_v gain_n study_v his_o tongue_n run_v not_o before_o his_o wit_n verse_n 28_o hear_v the_o prayer_n psal._n verse_n 29_o cxlv_o 18_o 1_o pet._n iii_o 12._o the_o breathe_a lam._n iii_o 56._o the_o mind_n of_o the_o spirit_n rom._n viii_o 26_o 27._o baal_n hear_v not_o though_o they_o call_v on_o he_o never_o so_o long_o never_o so_o loud_a 1_o king_n xviii_o see_v 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 13._o the_o light_n light_n and_o sight_n be_v comfortable_a verse_n 30_o eccl._n xi_o 7._o reproof_n better_o the_o vine_n shall_v bleed_v verse_n 32_o then_o die_v before_o honour_n be_v humility_n the_o lower_v the_o ebb_n the_o high_a the_o tide_n verse_n 33_o the_o low_a this_o foundation_n of_o humility_n be_v lay_v the_o high_a shall_v the_o roof_n of_o honour_n be_v over-laid_a honour_n follow_v he_o that_o fly_v from_o it_o as_o the_o shadow_n do_v the_o body_n the_o preparation_n or_o disposing_n chapter_n xvi_o verse_n 1_o verse_n 9_o and_o chap._n xvi_o 9_o and_o chap._n xix_o 21._o and_o chap._n xx._n 24._o jer._n x._o 23._o be_v from_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o obstetrication_n of_o his_o assistance_n and_o by_o his_o secret_a influence_n and_o dispose_v providence_n beyond_o man_n own_o imagination_n act_v xvii_o 28._o esay_n x._o 7._o in_o his_o own_o eye_n chap._n verse_n 2_o xxi_o 2._o he_o think_v his_o penny_n good_a silver_n but_o all_o be_v not_o gold_n that_o glister_v luke_n xvi_o 15._o rom._n ii_o 29._o judg._n xvii_o 13._o we_o set_v up_o a_o counter_a for_o a_o thousand_o pound_n weigh_v the_o spirit_n chap._n v._n 21._o the_o inside_n and_o there_o discover_v a_o new-found_a world_n of_o wickedness_n commit_v luke_n xii_o 29._o cast_v thy_o burden_n upon_o the_o lord_n psal._n lv._o 22._o as_o it_o be_v verse_n 3_o by_o a_o writ_n of_o removal_n 1_o pet._n v._o 7._o psal._n xxxvii_o 5._o establish_a till_o than_o it_o flicker_n up_o and_o down_o as_o noah_n dove_n till_o it_o return_v to_o the_o ark._n for_o himself_o his_o own_a glory_n verse_n 4_o and_o the_o demonstration_n of_o his_o goodness_n property_n and_o attribute_n rom._n xi_o 36._o for_o the_o day_n of_o evil_n job_n xxi_o 30._o as_o they_o be_v wicked_a man_n and_o as_o such_o look_v upon_o by_o god_n though_o he_o create_v they_o good_a and_o he_o be_v the_o absolute_a sovereign_a lord_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n and_o his_o will_v be_v both_o recta_fw-la and_o regula_fw-la he_o just_o keep_v order_n and_o ordain_v such_o for_o the_o day_n of_o their_o deserve_a punishment_n rom._n ix_o 17._o 21_o 22._o though_o hand_n chap._n verse_n 5_o xi_o 21._o heb._n x._o 31._o by_o mercy_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n chap._n fourteen_o 22._o verse_n 6_o his_o mercy_n in_o promise_v his_o truth_n in_o perform_v or_o where_o these_o grace_n be_v in_o man_n there_o iniquity_n be_v purge_v piety_n and_o grace_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v a_o sure_a token_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n even_o his_o enemy_n sin_n be_v the_o makebate_n verse_n 7_o please_v god_n esay_n xxvii_o 4_o 5._o and_o all_o his_o creature_n be_v at_o his_o beck_n and_o check_n god_n make_v laban_n and_o esau_n at_o peace_n with_o jacob_n gen._n xxxi_o and_o xxxiii_o chapter_n a_o divine_a sentence_n is_n
one_o constant_a course_n in_o nature_n and_o its_o act_n of_o the_o sun_n see_v my_o observation_n on_o psal_n xix_o 5._o see_v job_n fourteen_o 7_o 12._o here_o the_o earth_n stand_v and_o the_o sun_n move_v round_o about_o it_o the_o wind_n thus_o whirl_v verse_n 6_o and_o return_v though_o in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o world_n in_o some_o month_n of_o the_o year_n they_o have_v a_o very_a regular_a and_o uniform_a motion_n river_n run_v thither_o whence_o they_o come_v through_o pore_n and_o passage_n of_o the_o earth_n verse_n 7_o whereby_o they_o lose_v their_o saltness_n thus_o which_o way_n ever_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n we_o every_o where_o meet_v with_o evidence_n of_o inconstancy_n and_o mutability_n here_o below_o as_o testimony_n of_o that_o vanity_n which_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v subject_a unto_o so_o that_o man_n can_v find_v fatisfaction_n and_o full_a content_n in_o they_o full_a of_o labour_n all_o these_o thing_n be_v sweet_a in_o the_o ambition_n verse_n 8_o then_o in_o the_o fruition_n prov._n xxvii_o 7_o 20._o after_o our_o utmost_a endeavour_n for_o plenary_a satisfaction_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o this_o life_n we_o be_v still_o to_o seek_v because_o it_o be_v not_o in_o they_o we_o do_v so_o but_o seek_v for_o the_o live_n among_o the_o dead_a as_o luke_n xxiv_o 5._o and_o they_o tire_v we_o in_o the_o search_n and_o toilsome_a labour_n after_o they_o and_o cloy_v we_o in_o the_o use_n man_n can_v utter_v it_o if_o not_o solomon_n then_o sure_o no_o man_n chap._n ii_o 12._o as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n our_o happiness_n in_o god_n to_o our_o joy_n be_v unutterable_a 1_o cor._n ii_o 9_o 2_o cor._n xii_o 4._o the_o thing_n happiness_n can_v be_v extract_v out_o of_o the_o creature_n verse_n 9_o never_o be_v nor_o ever_o can_v be_v no_o new_a thing_n though_o some_o kind_n of_o new_a invention_n be_v as_o gunpowder_n printing_n the_o mariner_n compass_n etc._n etc._n yet_o but_o of_o the_o old_a stamp_n as_o to_o this_o main_a use_n and_o purpose_n they_o come_v still_o from_o defective_a and_o insufficient_a principle_n of_o happiness_n chap._n iii_o 15._o no_o new_a thing_n out_o of_o which_o man_n can_v extract_v real_a content_n comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n or_o any_o principle_n of_o true_a happiness_n and_o blessedness_n more_o than_o out_o of_o old_a and_o former_a thing_n and_o indeed_o solomon_n speak_v here_o of_o natural_a thing_n and_o their_o natural_a action_n this_o be_v new_a such_o new_a thing_n as_o may_v so_o far_o surpass_v the_o discovery_n before_o verse_n 10_o as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v man_n happy_a they_o be_v indeed_o new-nothings_a there_o be_v no_o remembrance_n if_o some_o new_a thing_n be_v find_v out_o verse_n 11_o as_o many_o old_a thing_n be_v forget_v how_o many_o thing_n never_o record_v how_o many_o ancient_a record_n tota_o perish_v how_o many_o fragment_n remain_v and_o so_o shall_v it_o be_v of_o thing_n hereafter_o no_o new_a thing_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v more_o pregnant_a of_o satisfaction_n to_o man_n heart_n and_o happiness_n then_o have_v be_v heretofore_o no_o such_o thing_n on_o earth_n or_o in_o the_o creature_n can_v be_v find_v only_o it_o be_v in_o god_n and_o in_o the_o new_a creature_n from_o he_o when_o he_o give_v we_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n ezek._n xxxvi_o 26._o put_v a_o new_a spirit_n within_o we_o ezek._n xi_o 19_o and_o a_o new_a name_n upon_o we_o esay_n lxii_o 2._o i_o the_o preacher_n none_n have_v more_o ability_n verse_n 12_o and_o help_v to_o extract_v happiness_n out_o of_o the_o creature_n and_o these_o worldly_a thing_n than_o solomon_n have_v and_o therefore_o his_o verdict_n may_v be_v credit_v and_o i_o give_v my_o heart_n solomon_n make_v this_o point_n his_o task_n and_o that_o in_o the_o extent_n and_o utmost_a employment_n of_o his_o great_a wisdom_n chap._n ii_o 3_o 9_o chap._n ix_o 10._o verse_n 13_o all_o thing_n 1_n king_n iu_o 33._o and_o chap._n x._o 23_o 24._o the_o several_a kind_n of_o they_o all_o natural_a cause_n and_o effect_n all_o humane_a counsel_n and_o event_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n active_a enough_o hereunto_o verse_n 14_o far_o enough_o from_o make_v he_o true_o happy_a chap._n xii_o 12._o chap._n i._o 18._o that_o which_o be_v crooked_a chap._n vii_o 13._o verse_n 15_o the_o most_o excellent_a natural_a knowledge_n will_v not_o do_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o rectify_v what_o be_v amiss_o or_o supply_v what_o be_v defective_a i_o commune_v and_o this_o without_o vain_a boast_n verse_n 16_o 1_o king_n iii_o 12._o and_o chap._n iu._n 30._o and_o x._o 7_o 23._o 2_o king_n iii_o and_o iu_o and_o v._o and_o x._o none_o can_v outdo_v he_o herein_o and_o to_o know_v madness_n and_o folly_n chap._n ii_o 12._o verse_n 17_o and_o vii_o 23._o experimental_a knowledge_n he_o do_v practice_v himself_o in_o he_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o neither_o course_n can_v quiet_v or_o settle_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n chap._n xi_o 8_o 9_o 1_o cor._n i._n 20._o in_o much_o wisdom_n be_v much_o grief_n many_o way_n verse_n 18_o and_o upon_o manifold_a occasion_n verse_n 14._o i_o say_v the_o sum_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v well_o set_v down_o in_o the_o great_a annotation_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o i_o will_v prove_v thou_o with_o mirth_n missing_n of_o his_o expect_a good_a from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o creature_n he_o now_o resolve_v to_o search_v what_o good_a may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o use_n and_o fruition_n of_o it_o and_o first_o in_o the_o sensual_a pleasure_n of_o it_o in_o mirth_n here_o which_o most_o man_n count_v the_o only_a life_n to_o sing_v all_o sorrow_n and_o care_n away_o and_o melt_v in_o mirth_n jollity_n and_o jovizansses_a which_o emasculate_v the_o spirit_n and_o draw_v out_o and_o drain_v away_o the_o very_a vigour_n and_o vivacity_n of_o it_o when_o they_o indulge_v to_o themselves_o and_o give_v up_o their_o heart_n to_o it_o and_o make_v it_o the_o business_n of_o their_o life_n to_o pour_v out_o themselves_o in_o delight_n and_o wallow_v and_o drown_v themselves_o in_o they_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n after_o epicurus_n be_v bear_v be_v call_v epicurean_o mad_a and_o indeed_o many_o mad_a man_n be_v very_o merry_a verse_n 2_o but_o it_o be_v but_o like_o the_o crackle_n of_o thorn_n chap._n vii_o 6._o and_o have_v sorrow_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o wine_n yet_o acquaint_v he_o will_v try_v verse_n 3_o by_o mix_v wisdom_n and_o wine_n together_o mitigate_a the_o grief_n of_o the_o one_o with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o other_o till_o i_o may_v see_v this_o the_o end_n of_o his_o inquiry_n by_o this_o experiment_n whether_o this_o voluptuous_a course_n of_o live_v be_v best_a to_o sweeten_v the_o mortal_a life_n of_o man_n during_o all_o his_o day_n i_o make_v i_o great_a work_n he_n show_v what_o magnificent_a and_o royal_a provision_n he_o make_v in_o order_n to_o his_o foresay_a design_n verse_n 4_o not_o trifle_v one_o but_o adequate_a act_n and_o object_n to_o his_o person_n and_o state_n as_o ester_n i._n 4._o these_o thing_n he_o have_v as_o material_n for_o his_o wisdom_n house_n beside_o what_o david_n have_v former_o build_v 2_o chron._n ii_o 3._o vineyard_n cant._n viii_o 11_o 12._o beside_o what_o david_n have_v 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 27._o garden_n and_o orchard_n cant._n vi_o 2._o and_o chap._n iu._n verse_n 5_o 12_o 15._o as_o paradise_n for_o amenitie_n and_o delight_n we_o read_v of_o hortus_fw-la pensilis_fw-la a_o garden_n hang_v in_o the_o air_n make_v by_o a_o assyrian_a king_n for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o queen_n pool_n chap._n iu_o 15._o and_o vii_o 4._o verse_n 6_o these_o be_v princely_a work_n 2_o king_n xx._n 20._o neh._n ii_o 14._o the_o wood_n of_o forest_n and_o likely_a in_o those_o garden_n and_o orchard_n which_o for_o their_o spaciousness_n may_v be_v call_v wood_n servant_n verse_n 7_o and_o maiden_n see_v those_o servant_n mention_v ezra_n ii_o 58._o neh._n vii_o 60._o cattle_n more_o than_o david_n have_v 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 29_o 30_o 31._o silver_n and_o gold_n in_o all_o abundance_n verse_n 8_o 2_o chron._n i_o 15._o men-singer_n see_v 2_o sam._n xix_o 35._o he_o labour_v to_o take_v all_o pleasure_n in_o pleasure_n also_o my_o wisdom_n verse_n 3_o verse_n 9_o by_o wisdom_n to_o mind_n what_o real_a good_a can_v be_v extract_v from_o they_o thus_o he_o heed_v his_o main_a end_n i_o withhold_v not_o luke_n xii_o verse_n 10_o 19_o clean_a contrary_a to_o that_o rom._n xiii_o 14._o then_o i_o look_v in_o the_o serious_a review_n he_o find_v all_o to_o be_v but_o a_o feed_n upon_o the_o wind_n verse_n 11_o nothing_o but_o labour_n for_o his_o pain_n
useful_a informer_n though_o a_o bad_a judge_n crackle_v of_o thorn_n psal._n lviii_o 9_o verse_n 6_o ovid._n trist._n l._n 5._o elog._n 8._o flammáque_fw-la de_fw-la stipula_fw-la nostra_fw-la brevisque_fw-la fuit_fw-la prov._n fourteen_o 13._o sure_o oppression_n chap._n iu_o 1._o and_o chap._n v._n 8._o deut._n xxviii_o 29_o 33._o psal._n cxix_o 134._o jer._n vi_o 6._o and_o chap._n xxii_o 17._o ezek._n xxii_o 29._o make_v a_o wise_a man_n mad_a to_o see_v it_o in_o the_o world_n upon_o other_o to_o undergo_v it_o himself_o no_o man_n be_v so_o wise_a but_o he_o be_v sometime_o over-borne_a with_o passion_n and_o rage_n and_o indignation_n a_o gift_n job_n xv._o 34._o psal._n xxvi_o 10._o prov._n xvii_o 23._o and_o the_o observation_n upon_o it_o deut._n xvi_o 19_o exod._n xxiii_o 8._o better_a be_v the_o end_n this_o maxim_n hold_v in_o many_o thing_n verse_n 8_o where_o the_o beginning_n be_v difficult_a the_o end_n sweet_a james_n v._n 11._o psal._n xxxvii_o 37._o many_o grace_n run_v in_o the_o race_n of_o a_o christian_a course_n only_a perseverance_n to_o the_o end_n gain_v the_o prize_n crown_v the_o enterprise_n and_o action_n matth._n x._o 22._o heb._n iii_o 6._o apoc._n ii_o 10_o 26._o many_o seem_v to_o set_v out_o for_o heaven_n with_o much_o eagerness_n as_o orpah_n from_o moab_n but_o return_v back_o put_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n but_o after_o look_v back_o as_o lot_n wife_n run_v well_o but_o after_o fall_v off_o gal._n v._n 7._o leave_v their_o first_o love_n apoc_n ii_o 4._o begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o end_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o better_a they_o have_v never_o know_v the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n ii_o 20_o 21._o heb._n x._o 26._o 27_o 38_o 39_o some_o here_o understand_v the_o end_n of_o angry_a contention_n for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n word_n sometime_o signify_v as_o prov._n xvii_o 9_o and_o so_o the_o sense_n â—wil_n best_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o follow_v the_o paâ—ient_n prov._n fourteen_o 29._o and_o xv._o 18._o 1_o thes._n v._o 14._o james_n v._n 7_o 8_o 11._o heb._n xii_o 1._o and_o patient_a therefore_o under_o oppression_n wait_v on_o god_n till_o he_o bring_v both_o end_n together_o not_o look_v only_o on_o 〈◊〉_d present_a face_n of_o thing_n but_o hope_v and_o expect_v that_o they_o which_o sow_n in_o rear_v may_v reap_v in_o joy_n psal._n lxxiii_o 17_o 18._o esay_n x._o 12_o 24_o 25_o 26._o 2_o sam_n xvi_o 11_o 12._o habak_v ii_o v._n 3_o â—_o the_o proud_a in_o spirit_n exod._n v._n 2._o prov._n xiii_o 10._o angry_a psal._n verse_n 9_o xxxvii_o 8._o anger_n be_v a_o evil_a counsellor_n hasty_a to_o prevent_v reason_n the_o angry_a man_n be_v like_o he_o that_o cast_v firebrand_n like_o that_o demoniak_n mark_v ii_o 3._o prov._n fourteen_o 17._o and_o xvi_o 32._o rest_v it_o may_v rush_v in_o and_o be_v as_o a_o passenger_n for_o a_o while_n for_o a_o fit_a in_o a_o wise_a man_n as_o in_o david_n 1_o sam._n xxv_o 21_o 22._o and_o in_o the_o disciple_n luke_n ix_o 54_o 55._o but_o it_o rest_v remain_v lodge_v as_o a_o inmate_n abide_v domineer_v only_o in_o the_o bosom_n and_o breast_n of_o fool_n be_v there_o as_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n yet_o in_o some_o case_n anger_n be_v just_a and_o a_o duty_n ephes._n iu._n 26._o mark_v iii_o 5._o but_o the_o sun_n must_v never_o go_v down_o upon_o our_o wrath_n we_o must_v not_o then_o hasty_o be_v angry_a as_o to_o murmur_v at_o god_n providence_n when_o thing_n go_v not_o as_o we_o can_v wish_v when_o we_o see_v oppression_n prevail_v psal._n xxxvii_o 1_o prov._n xxiii_o 17_o 18._o and_o xxiv_o 19_o we_o must_v be_v slow_a to_o anger_v james_n i._n 19_o 20._o prov._n xix_o 11._o and_o chap._n xv._o 18._o tit._n i._n 7._o that_o the_o former_a day_n and_o yet_o this_o have_v be_v a_o continual_a complaint_n in_o all_o day_n and_o age_n verse_n 10_o and_o special_o by_o they_o that_o will_v be_v think_v wise_a and_o good_a matth._n xxiii_o 30._o and_o yet_o the_o day_n be_v the_o worse_a because_o these_o man_n themselves_o be_v no_o better_o act_v vii_o 51._o truth_n be_v some_o day_n and_o age_n be_v worse_o than_o other_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v sensible_a of_o and_o sorry_a for_o the_o evil_a of_o our_o day_n yet_o not_o be_v unmindful_a of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o our_o present_a day_n that_o we_o do_v enjoy_v much_o less_o repine_v at_o god_n providence_n in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o time_n a_o thing_n we_o be_v too_o prone_a to_o and_o the_o thing_n here_o check_v but_o our_o wisdom_n shall_v be_v to_o leave_v god_n work_n to_o himself_o and_o for_o we_o to_o serve_v god_n in_o our_o generation_n and_o walk_v with_o god_n as_o noah_n do_v in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n every_o one_o to_o amend_v one_o and_o so_o the_o day_n will_v be_v better_o ephes._n v._n 15_o 16._o wisdom_n good_n without_o it_o verse_n 11_o but_o better_a with_o it_o prov._n fourteen_o 24._o and_o such_o to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o himself_o and_o other_o prov._n iii_o 9_o luke_n xvi_o 9_o 1_o tim._n vi_o 11_o 18_o 19_o the_o poor_a man_n wisdom_n be_v oft_o despise_v chap._n ix_o 15_o 16._o a_o defence_n b_n verse_n 12_o good_a and_o useful_a but_o wisdom_n the_o more_o excellent_a job_n xxviii_o 15._o prov._n viii_o and_o xvi_o 16._o give_v life_n prov._n iii_o 16._o and_o ix_o 11._o whereas_o riches_n can_v psal._n xlix_o 6_o 9_o but_o sometime_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o the_o owner_n thereof_o prov._n i._n 19_o consider_v the_o work_n of_o god_n see_v verse_n 13_o view_n and_o ponder_v the_o work_n of_o god_n his_o overrule_a hand_n and_o providence_n in_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n when_o thou_o be_v apt_a to_o complain_v of_o the_o time_n and_o oppression_n therein_o and_o the_o crooked_a course_n and_o cross_n thereof_o look_v up_o above_o the_o creature_n and_o all_o second_o cause_n and_o acknowledge_v and_o acquiesce_v in_o god_n wisdom_n and_o justice_n infinite_a above_o we_o who_o will_v not_o suffer_v or_o permit_v such_o thing_n to_o prevail_v if_o he_o be_v not_o so_o wise_a and_o powerful_a as_o to_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a light_a out_o of_o darkness_n order_n out_o of_o confusion_n and_o to_o make_v all_o serve_v unto_o his_o own_o glory_n he_o can_v use_v crooked_a tool_n to_o make_v straight_o work_v and_o we_o can_v set_v thing_n straight_o or_o make_v the_o man_n straight_o that_o be_v bear_v crooked_a we_o can_v amend_v thing_n amiss_o nor_o rectify_v what_o he_o have_v make_v crooked_a job_n xxxiv_o 12._o his_o purpose_n must_v stand_v and_o can_v be_v alter_v or_o resist_v esay_n fourteen_o 24_o 27._o job_n ix_o 12._o this_o consideration_n wrought_v upon_o aaron_n levit._n x._o 3._o upon_o eli_n 1_o sam._n iii_o 18._o upon_o david_n 2._o sam._n xv._o 26._o john_n xviii_o 11._o see_v job_n ix_o 4._o we_o must_v make_v our_o own_o burden_n light_a by_o our_o patient_a bear_v it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n enjoy_v it_o verse_n 14_o with_o a_o cheerful_a and_o thankful_a heart_n and_o be_v mindful_a that_o the_o more_o wage_n require_v the_o more_o work_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n consider_v god_n intermingle_v both_o like_a checker-work_n as_o the_o physician_n minister_v sometime_o corrosive_n sometime_o cordial_n sometime_o let_v blood_n even_o to_o swoon_v sometime_o use_v restorative_n we_o shall_v consider_v this_o lam._n iii_o 28._o 33_o 40._o heb._n xii_o 3_o 12._o mic._n vi_o 9_o psal._n xciv_o 12._o have_v set_v the_o one_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o either_o surfeit_n in_o prosperity_n or_o despond_v in_o adversity_n lam._n iii_o 38._o esay_n xlv_o 7._o find_v nothing_o after_o he_o what_o shall_v after_o befall_v he_o whether_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n or_o nothing_o better_o for_o he_o and_o his_o advantage_n than_o what_o god_n have_v order_v and_o do_v all_o thing_n have_v i_o see_v he_o confirm_v the_o former_a point_n of_o god_n dark_a and_o wonderful_a providence_n verse_n 15_o as_o aforesaid_a by_o his_o own_o observation_n and_o experience_n in_o his_o life-time_n esay_n xlv_o 15._o there_o be_v a_o just_a man_n as_o abel_n zacharias_n naboth_n stephen_n and_o martyr_n all_o matth._n v._o 10._o hab._n i._n 13._o see_v 2_o king_n xxii_o 20._o esay_n lvii_o 1._o a_o wicked_a man_n job_n xxi_o 7._o jer._n xii_o 1_o 2._o this_o be_v a_o sore_a stumble_a block_n even_o to_o good_a and_o wise_a man_n but_o it_o shall_v teach_v they_o and_o all_o that_o there_o be_v a_o just_a and_o righteous_a day_n of_o doom_n to_o come_v act_v xvii_o 31._o rom._n ii_o 5._o and_o if_o wicked_a man_n live_v long_o thereby_o they_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n and_o god_n so_o show_v his_o
xxviii_o 1._o dan._n iii_o 16_o 17_o 18._o psal._n iii_o 6._o and_o xxvii_o 3._o and_o xlvi_o 3._o job_n xi_o 15._o luke_n xxi_o 28._o prov._n iu._n 18._o some_o thus_o and_o wisdom_n will_v change_v the_o boldness_n of_o his_o face_n to_o more_o modesty_n the_o king_n commandment_n obedience_n in_o the_o lord_n verse_n 2_o and_o for_o the_o lord_n act_v v._o 29._o the_o oath_n of_o god_n whereby_o thou_o have_v swear_v allegiance_n to_o thy_o prince_n 1_o pet._n ii_o 13._o see_v ezek._n xvii_o 15_o 21._o so_o as_o this_o be_v both_o a_o limitation_n and_o a_o enforcement_n of_o this_o duty_n papist_n can_v slight_v this_o oath_n and_o some_o other_o too_o to_o go_v out_o of_o his_o sight_n turn_v not_o thy_o back_n to_o he_o discontentedly_n verse_n 3_o fling_v not_o away_o in_o a_o chafe_n but_o forbear_v and_o submit_v prov._n xxv_o 15._o and_o chap._n xxx_o 32._o if_o thou_o have_v offend_v he_o provoke_v he_o not_o more_o by_o persist_v in_o it_o what_o do_v thou_o prov._n verse_n 4_o xxx_o 31._o job_n xxxiv_o 18._o yet_o he_o may_v be_v admonish_v and_o alter_v as_o 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 45._o as_o elias_n micaiah_n nathan_n and_o other_o prophet_n do_v he_o be_v not_o absolute_a as_o god_n be_v job_n ix_o 12._o and_o as_o the_o pope_n will_v be_v as_o the_o canonist_n make_v he_o whatsoever_o please_v he_o such_o be_v their_o power_n special_o in_o the_o eastern_a empire_n the_o commandment_n of_o god_n verse_n 5_o and_o the_o king_n shall_v feel_v know-worth_n experimentaly_a no_o evil_n no_o danger_n of_o punishment_n ver_fw-la 3._o but_o be_v morigerous_a and_o obedient_a shall_v find_v good_a and_o encouragement_n rather_o rom._n xiii_o 3_o 4._o ephes._n vi_o 8._o 1_o tim._n ii_o 2._o a_o wise_a man_n heart_n yield_v not_o blind_a obedience_n but_o discern_v when_o and_o how_o both_o the_o season_n and_o the_o mean_n and_o manner_n of_o obey_v so_o to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n as_o to_o prevent_v his_o displeasure_n to_o gain_v his_o favour_n and_o yet_o to_o preserve_v his_o conscience_n and_o allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n see_v 1_o chron._n xii_o 32._o time_n a_o well_n choose_v season_n verse_n 6_o which_o be_v the_o great_a advantage_n to_o any_o enterprise_n and_o action_n prov._n xv._o 23._o amos_n v._n 13._o act_v xxii_o 25_o 29._o and_o chap._n xxiii_o 6_o 7._o misery_n of_o man_n is_n great_a for_o not_o know_v and_o observe_v that_o point_n of_o time_n that_o proper_a season_n to_o every_o action_n as_o the_o next_o verse_n express_v for_o he_o know_v not_o jer._n verse_n 7_o viii_o 7._o luke_n xix_o 42_o 44._o man_n can_v foresee_v to_o prevent_v the_o misery_n he_o be_v in_o the_o dark_a in_o regard_n of_o future_a event_n he_o can_v so_o much_o as_o fore-appoint_a his_o own_o action_n for_o the_o future_a much_o less_o foresee_v the_o consequence_n &_o issue_n which_o will_v follow_v thereupon_o prov._n xxvii_o 1._o james_n iu._n 14._o therefore_o his_o misery_n be_v great_a upon_o he_o not_o know_v that_o point_n of_o time_n and_o exact_a season_n only_o fit_a for_o transact_v and_o dispatch_v his_o great_a affair_n which_o way_n be_v but_o one_o and_o he_o so_o have_v a_o thousand_o way_n to_o miss_v the_o mark_n and_o but_o one_o to_o hit_v it_o difficult_a then_o be_v this_o though_o not_o always_o altogether_o impossible_a prov._n xxii_o 3._o and_o xxvii_o 12._o power_n over_o the_o spirit_n to_o retain_v breath_n and_o life_n verse_n 8_o to_o keep_v it_o from_o go_v away_o to_o prolong_v it_o or_o to_o adjourn_v and_o prorogue_v death_n psalm_n xlix_o 7_o 10._o heb._n ix_o 27._o no_o man_n no_o king_n can_v do_v it_o the_o since_o of_o death_n mow_v down_o as_o well_o the_o lily_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o the_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n no_o discharge_n in_o that_o war_n no_o weapon_n againstit_fw-la no_o dismission_n from_o it_o no_o vacation_n or_o exauctoration_n some_o apply_v this_o verse_n to_o the_o power_n of_o a_o king_n over_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o power_n in_o a_o man_n to_o withstand_v it_o and_o escape_v it_o prov._n xvi_o 14._o neither_o shall_v wickedness_n sinful_a shift_n avoid_v it_o though_o they_o turn_v every_o way_n move_v every_o stone_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o death_n and_o hell_n esay_n xxviii_o 15_o 18._o rule_v over_o another_o to_o his_o own_o hurt_n through_o his_o tyrannical_a rule_n verse_n 9_o and_o evil_a government_n he_o come_v to_o hurt_v punishment_n and_o destruction_n esay_n x._o 12._o and_o chap._n fourteen_o 4._o 23._o 1_o king_n xv._o 30._o thus_o he_o proceed_v to_o another_o vanity_n verse_n 10._o the_o wicked_a bury_a such_o wicked_a ruler_n bury_v magnificent_o verse_n 10_o who_o have_v come_v and_o go_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o government_n as_o the_o phrase_n elsewhere_o be_v to_o go_v in_o and_o out_o numb_a xxvii_o 17._o from_o the_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a seat_v of_o judicature_n where_o the_o holy_a one_o sit_v among_o the_o judge_n and_o ruler_n as_o lord_n paramount_n be_v forget_v their_o name_n perish_v even_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o have_v so_o domineer_v and_o be_v flatter_v and_o be_v bury_v psalm_n xxxvii_o 9_o 10_o 35_o 36._o prov._n x._o 7._o because_o sentence_v psal._n verse_n 11_o xxxvii_o and_o psal._n lxxiii_o god_n be_v patient_a willing_a man_n shall_v repent_v 2_o pet._n ii_o 9_o rom._n ii_o 4._o esay_n xlviii_o 2._o but_o man_n abuse_v this_o patience_n of_o god_n unto_o presumption_n fsay_v v._o 19_o jer._n xvii_o 15._o 2._o pet._n iii_o 4._o matth._n xxiv_o 48_o 49._o ezek._n xii_o 22._o therefore_o the_o heart_n therefore_o wicked_a ruler_n go_v on_o more_o bold_o and_o other_o wicked_a man_n abuse_v this_o patience_n of_o god_n unto_o presumption_n but_o yet_o god_n forbearance_n be_v no_o acquittance_n if_o he_o be_v slow_a yet_o he_o be_v sure_a the_o deep_a he_o draw_v his_o arrow_n the_o soarer_n it_o wound_v his_o delay_n abuse_v double_v the_o blow_n when_o it_o come_v though_o a_o sinner_n yea_o though_o he_o commit_v the_o same_o sin_n a_o hundred_o time_n over_o verse_n 12_o and_o his_o day_n be_v prolong_v in_o prosperity_n and_o his_o punishment_n be_v delay_v yet_o sure_o i_o know_v here_o he_o answer_v that_o tentation_n whereby_o the_o godly_a be_v offend_v and_o the_o wicked_a harden_v well_o with_o they_o psal._n lxxiii_o 1._o esay_n iii_o 10._o he_o invert_v the_o order_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o remuneration_n of_o good_a man_n to_o strengthen_v their_o faith_n and_o comfort_v they_o against_o this_o tentation_n that_o they_o may_v neither_o fret_v nor_o murmur_n but_o go_v on_o to_o hold_v fast_o their_o integrity_n not_o be_v well_o with_o the_o wicked_a but_o very_o ill_a verse_n 13_o esay_n iii_o 11._o num_fw-la xxxii_o 23._o psal._n xi_o 6._o nay_o even_o his_o prosperity_n shall_v slay_v he_o and_o this_o sunshine_n ripen_v they_o to_o ruin_v neither_o shall_v he_o prolong_v his_o day_n unless_o it_o be_v for_o a_o curse_n and_o all_o that_o while_o live_v he_o be_v true_o dead_a dead_a in_o sin_n dead_a in_o law_n mat._n viii_o 22._o 1_o tim._n v._o 6._o col._n ii_o 13._o luke_n xv._o 24._o rom._n vii_o 9_o ephes._n ii_o 5_o 7._o that_o there_o be_v just_a man_n this_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n he_o do_v more_o than_o once_o insist_v upon_o verse_n 14_o it_o have_v gravel_v great_a divine_n and_o heathen_a wise_a moral_a man_n but_o all_o this_o be_v do_v and_o fall_v out_o here_o upon_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text._n the_o wicked_a live_v in_o pleasure_n and_o receive_v their_o good_a thing_n here_o james_n v._n 5._o luke_n xvi_o 25._o and_o the_o godly_a receive_v their_o rod_n physic_n and_o surgery_n here_o yet_o this_o solomon_n speak_v not_o to_o censure_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o this_o distribution_n of_o thing_n but_o according_a to_o judgement_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o thereby_o to_o show_v the_o vanity_n of_o these_o earthly_a thing_n use_v a_o argument_n against_o they_o like_v to_o that_o argument_n use_v against_o idolatry_n deut._n iu._n 19_o then_o i_o commend_v mirth_n some_o make_v this_o a_o sensual_a and_o carnal_a deduction_n from_o the_o former_a passage_n and_o observation_n verse_n 15_o but_o it_o seem_v rather_o to_o accord_v with_o that_o sense_n former_o express_v chap._n ii_o 24._o and_o iii_o 12_o 13_o 22._o and_o v._o 18._o that_o be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v reap_v from_o all_o our_o labour_n in_o earthly_a thing_n and_o that_o will_v make_v our_o comfort_n to_o be_v much_o more_o comfortable_a and_o our_o trouble_n to_o be_v far_o less_o troublesome_a whereas_o the_o contrary_a put_v we_o under_o the_o reign_n of_o continual_a unthankfulness_n and_o indispose_v we_o
use_v of_o those_o apron_n or_o girding_n which_o of_o twig_n twist_v or_o wreathe_v rather_o than_o leave_v sow_v together_o our_o first_o parent_n make_v to_o cover_v their_o shame_n with_o a_o rent_n or_o rag_n burn_a sun-burning_a tan_v gate_n city_n verse_n 26_o lam._n i._o 4._o she_o the_o land_n of_o jury_n or_o the_o mother-city_n jerusalem_n seven_o woman_n chap._n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 2_o iii_o 25._o such_o shall_v be_v the_o paucity_n of_o man_n survive_v as_o chap._n xiii_o 2._o that_o be_v uncouth_a immodest_a motion_n and_o solicitation_n shall_v fall_v out_o and_o find_v place_n with_o they_o in_o that_o day_n after_o these_o calamity_n overpast_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v wash_v etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v ver_fw-la 4._o the_o branch_n the_o messiah_n chap._n xi_o 1._o zech._n iii_o 8._o and_o vi_o 12._o jer._n xxiii_o 5._o and_o xxxiii_o 15._o yet_o some_o understand_v this_o here_o of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o short_a chapter_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o messiah_n himself_o and_o likewise_o the_o church_n and_o her_o beauty_n and_o holiness_n and_o defence_n and_o shade_n and_o shelter_n come_v and_o spring_n all_o from_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o land_n literaly_n and_o may_v be_v apply_v spiritualy_a that_o remain_v the_o remnant_n that_o shall_v escape_v verse_n 3_o be_v leave_v and_o survive_v altar_n the_o brazen_a altar_n in_o the_o court_n before_o the_o door_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o of_o the_o seraph_n i_o send_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o deity_n for_o we_o the_o trinity_n of_o the_o person_n send_v i_o be_v so_o fit_v as_o former_o he_o now_o prompt_o offer_v himself_o make_v the_o heart_n of_o this_o people_n fat_v this_o god_n do_v not_o by_o infuse_v any_o wickedness_n or_o corruption_n of_o any_o kind_n into_o they_o but_o indirect_o and_o by_o accident_n and_o consequent_a thus_o by_o not_o hinder_v it_o but_o permit_v it_o just_o for_o their_o sin_n withhold_v or_o withdraw_v his_o restrain_v grace_n which_o hold_v they_o in_o as_o a_o grayhound_n be_v hold_v in_o from_o a_o hare_n by_o a_o slip_n deny_v his_o blessing_n to_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n not_o vouchsafe_v his_o special_a and_o free_a grace_n and_o assistance_n to_o they_o but_o withdraw_v the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o spirit_n which_o thing_n he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v to_o any_o and_o just_o leave_v they_o so_o both_o to_o all_o satan_n tentation_n and_o his_o instrument_n and_o also_o to_o their_o own_o vile_a lust_n the_o inbred_a hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n rebellion_n of_o their_o will_n and_o the_o universal_a corruption_n of_o their_o nature_n which_o enslave_v they_o to_o sin_n and_o fire_n they_o after_o it_o yea_o the_o more_o for_o any_o opposition_n of_o god_n command_n word_n or_o work_n or_o any_o mean_n else_o use_v to_o the_o contrary_a as_o we_o see_v lime_n burn_v with_o water_n cast_v upon_o it_o even_o so_o the_o heathen_a can_v say_v nitimur_fw-la in_o vetitum_fw-la semper_fw-la cupimúsque_fw-la negata_fw-la according_o with_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n vii_o verse_n 8_o 13._o yea_o god_n just_o suffer_v and_o present_v such_o object_n and_o occasion_v such_o thing_n to_o fall_v out_o as_o be_v not_o simple_o evil_a in_o themselves_o yet_o through_o their_o default_n will_v prove_v stumbling-block_n unto_o they_o as_o whereupon_o their_o own_o wicked_a heart_n will_v still_o work_v and_o improve_v their_o own_o induration_n excecation_n and_o irritation_n to_o further_o sin_v thus_o they_o willing_o fall_v further_o into_o sinful_a action_n the_o power_n of_o do_v which_o act_n as_o they_o be_v act_n be_v yet_o from_o god_n alone_o in_o who_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v but_o the_o obliquity_n malignity_n and_o evil_a of_o they_o be_v from_o the_o wicked_a agent_n and_o all_o this_o god_n do_v in_o a_o way_n of_o justice_n it_o be_v a_o just_a thing_n with_o god_n when_o man_n wilful_o winkand_fw-mi shut_v their_o eye_n against_o the_o light_n and_o when_o they_o harden_v their_o heart_n and_o stop_v their_o ear_n against_o he_o his_o word_n and_o will_v and_o work_n it_o be_v just_a with_o he_o in_o manner_n aforesaid_a to_o let_v they_o have_v and_o enjoy_v what_o they_o so_o love_v and_o desire_v to_o have_v and_o enjoy_v and_o so_o to_o punish_v sin_n with_o sin_n for_o all_o the_o premise_n see_v deut._n xxviii_o 28._o and_o xxix_o 2_o 4._o psal._n lxix_o 23._o and_o lxxviii_o 32._o and_o lxxxi_o 12._o and_o cvi_o 7._o esay_n xxviii_o 13._o and_o xxix_o 10._o and_o xliv_o 18._o jer._n v._o 31._o ezek._n ii_o 5_o 7._o and_o iii_o 7._o and_o xx._n 25._o zech._n vii_o 11_o 12._o matth._n xiii_o 14._o john_n xii_o 37._o act_n fourteen_o 16._o rom._n i._n 21_o 22_o 26_o 28._o and_o ii_o 4_o 5._o and_o chap._n vii_o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 11_o 13_o 23._o and_o xi_o 8._o 10._o 2_o cor._n ii_o 15_o 16._o 2_o thes._n ii_o 10_o 11_o 12._o 2_o tim._n iii_o 13._o heb._n vi_o 4_o 6_o 7._o apoc._n xvi_o 9_o 11._o all_o this_o i_o say_v be_v just_a for_o he_o who_o know_v how_o and_o order_n withal_o out_o of_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o serve_v his_o providence_n for_o the_o produce_v of_o good_a out_o of_o evil_a the_o greet_a good_a out_o of_o the_o great_a sin_n as_o act_n iu_o 28._o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n iii_o 20._o lord_n verse_n 11_o how_o long_o shall_v this_o sad_a condition_n last_o utter_o desolate_a yet_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o a_o reserve_v v._o 13._o far_o away_o into_o assyria_n verse_n 12_o and_o chaldea_n yea_o some_o extend_v this_o to_o the_o last_o destruction_n by_o vespasian_n and_o hadrian_n the_o roman_a emperor_n but_o yet_o in_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o ten_o god_n will_v still_o in_o his_o dreadfule_a judgement_n preserve_v a_o small_a remnant_n verse_n 13_o to_o continue_v his_o church_n thus_o he_o conclude_v with_o this_o comfort_n here_o as_o he_o likewise_o conclude_v his_o first_o and_o second_o sermon_n a_o teil-tree_n or_o a_o line-tree_n of_o goodly_a bough_n and_o leaf_n and_o a_o oak_n so_o most_o do_v render_v the_o word_n who_o substance_n be_v in_o they_o when_o they_o cast_v their_o leaf_n as_o in_o winter_n so_o the_o holy_a seed_n the_o seed_n of_o saint_n the_o application_n of_o the_o similitude_n these_o god_n reserve_v by_o they_o to_o propagate_v his_o church_n rom._n xi_o 15._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o the_o five_o sermon_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n in_o the_o three_o or_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o within_o the_o four_o of_o his_o reign_n be_v pekah_n slay_v 2_o king_n xv._o 30_o 33._o in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n reckon_v so_o both_o the_o four_o year_n of_o jotham_n in_o his_o father_n uzziahs_n life-time_n and_o the_o sixteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n or_o rather_o reckon_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o jothams_n sixteen_o and_o so_o this_o will_v fall_v out_o in_o the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n see_v my_o observation_n on_o 2_o king_n i._o pag._n 103._o of_o the_o death_n of_o ahaz_n see_v chap._n fourteen_o 28._o that_o rezin_n rezin_n and_o pekah_n several_o by_o themselves_o have_v make_v some_o attempt_n against_o judah_n in_o the_o end_n of_o jothams_n or_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ahaz_n and_o then_o mighty_o prevail_v 2_o king_n xv._o 37._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 5_o 8._o but_o now_o joint_o they_o bend_v their_o force_n together_o to_o make_v a_o full_a conquest_n yet_o in_o this_o prevail_v not_o and_o so_o 2_o king_n xvi_o 5._o one_o rezon_n be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o syria_n 1_o king_n xi_o 23._o syria_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o sam._n viii_o 5._o as_o the_o tree_n their_o heart_n quake_v and_o quiver_v verse_n 2_o as_o a_o aspen_n leaf_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o of_o what_o they_o have_v former_o suffer_v from_o they_o several_o which_o put_v they_o instant_o upon_o dispatch_v of_o messenger_n for_o aid_n unto_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n which_o god_n send_v here_o to_o dissuade_v they_o from_o 2_o king_n xvi_o 7_o 8._o shear-jashub_a signify_v the_o remnant_n shall_v return_v verse_n 3_o this_o name_n give_v he_o in_o a_o prophetical_a way_n as_o that_o of_o his_o other_o son_n chap._n viii_o 3._o and_o those_o of_o hosheah_n chap._n i._n 4_o 6_o 9_o here_o bring_v with_o esay_n because_o he_o be_v to_o make_v use_n of_o he_o in_o his_o message_n to_o ahaz_n v._o 16._o upper_a pool_n the_o very_a place_n where_o rabshakeh_n afterward_o stand_v ch_n xxxvi_o 2._o 2_o king_n x._o 17._o see_v the_o
by_o jeremiah_n and_o be_v after_o execute_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekeih_n when_o the_o messenger_n of_o those_o neighbour_a king_n verse_n 3._o come_v to_o zedekiah_n to_o congratulate_v he_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n or_o to_o solicit_v he_o to_o rebel_v against_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n chap._n xxviii_o 1_o 10._o or_o otherwise_o jehojakim_n in_o chap._n xxvii_o v._o 1._o must_v by_o error_n of_o the_o scribe_n be_v creep_v in_o for_o zedekiah_n mention_v again_o v._o 12._o which_o thing_n in_o all_o copy_n may_v not_o be_v admit_v he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n chap._n xxiii_o 6._o she_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n chap._n xxxiii_o 16._o the_o lord_n be_v our_o righteousness_n jehojakim_n be_v make_v king_n by_o pharaoh_n necho_n and_o pay_v to_o he_o the_o tribute_n impose_v 2_o king_n xxiii_o 31_o 32_o 34_o 35._o slay_v uriah_n the_o prophet_n jer._n xxvi_o 20_o 23._o and_o in_o the_o three_o or_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o first_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n he_o be_v conquer_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n as_o jeremy_n foretell_v chap._n xxv_o 1_o 11._o and_o he_o serve_v he_o three_o year_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 1._o in_o which_o time_n he_o burn_v the_o book_n write_v by_o baruc_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremy_n chap._n xxxvi_o after_o rebel_n against_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o at_o last_o after_o that_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 2._o he_o be_v take_v by_o he_o and_o bind_v in_o fetter_n to_o be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 6._o but_o die_v by_o the_o way_n his_o dead_a body_n be_v cast_v out_o and_o he_o bury_v with_o the_o burial_n of_o a_o ass_n as_o jeremy_n foretell_v chap._n xxii_o 18_o 19_o and_o xxxvi_o 30._o and_o so_o he_o sleep_v with_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 6._o zedekiah_n see_v with_o his_o eye_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n but_o not_o babylon_n itself_o where_o yet_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o captivity_n have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o ribla_n jer._n xxxii_o 4_o 5._o and_o lii_o 10_o 11._o ezek._n xii_o v._o 13._o and_o xvii_o 16._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o zedekiahs_n captivity_n and_o nineteenth_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n nebuzaradan_n come_v in_o the_o five_o month_n seven_o day_n unto_o jerusalem_n and_o after_o two_o day_n preparation_n and_o take_v order_n about_o it_o on_o the_o ten_o day_n burn_v the_o temple_n king_n house_n and_o all_o the_o great_a man_n house_n or_o begin_v to_o burn_v they_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n which_o fire_n continue_v burn_v and_o come_v to_o its_o height_n or_o end_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n jer._n lii_o 12._o 2_o king_n xxv_o 8._o jew_n carry_v capive_n into_o babylon_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o his_o i._o year_n and_o three_o or_o four_o month_n of_o jehojakim_n daniel_n and_o his_o three_o companion_n and_o other_o and_o part_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n jer._n xxv_o 1._o dan._n i._n 1_o 6._o vii_o year_n and_o eleven_o and_o last_o of_o jehojacin_n 3023._o person_n and_o it_o seem_v more_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n jer._n lii_o 28._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 7._o viii_o year_n with_o jehojakim_n man_n of_o might_n and_o apt_a for_o war_n 10000_o out_o of_o all_o jerusalem_n and_o 1000_o smyth_n and_o more_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o cut_v they_o in_o piece_n 2_o king_n xxiv_o 13_o 14_o 16._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 10._o and_o at_o that_o time_n mordecai_n ester_n ii_o 5_o 6._o and_o ezekiel_n who_o call_v it_o his_o deportation_n ezek_n xxxiii_o 21._o and_o xl._n 1._o xviii_o and_o xix_o year_n and_o last_o of_o zedekiah_n he_o carry_v away_o zedekiah_n and_o 832._o person_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n great_a and_o small_a and_o by_o nebuzaradan_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n burn_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n break_v down_o the_o wall_n slay_v serajah_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o second_o priest_n and_o twelve_o other_o principal_a man_n and_o sixty_o other_o bring_v to_o he_o to_o ribla_fw-mi by_o nebuzaradan_n jer._n lii_o 11_o 29._o 2_o king_n xxv_o 8_o 21._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 17_o 18_o 19_o xxiii_o year_n and_o five_o of_o zedekiah_n captivity_n by_o the_o aforesaid_a nebuzaradan_n 745._o jer._n lii_o 30._o this_o be_v after_o the_o murder_n of_o gedaliah_n their_o number_n at_o their_o return_n out_o of_o the_o captivity_n be_v far_o great_a ezra_n ii_o 64_o 65._o neh._n vii_o 66_o 67._o leopard_n or_o rather_o a_o ounse_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 23_o or_o catamountain_n i_o be_o weary_a with_o repent_v god_n repent_v chapter_n xv_o verse_n 6_o see_v gen._n vi_o 6_o 7._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n but_o this_o be_v not_o proper_o repentance_n such_o as_o be_v in_o man_n man_n repent_v with_o trouble_n of_o mind_n and_o conscience_n for_o some_o fault_n or_o out_o of_o fickleness_n or_o through_o some_o oversight_n or_o impotence_n in_o which_o respect_v god_n can_v repent_v num._n xxiii_o 19_o 1_o sam._n xv._o 29._o mal._n iii_o 6._o james_n i._n 17._o but_o he_o be_v say_v to_o repent_v improper_o and_o so_o this_o and_o other_o humane_a passion_n in_o some_o semblance_n be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o improper_o for_o our_o better_a apprehension_n and_o thus_o god_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v when_o he_o do_v as_o man_n use_v to_o do_v when_o they_o repent_v 1_o sam._n xxv_o 33_o 34._o when_o he_o undo_v what_o he_o have_v do_v before_o revoke_v a_o doom_n that_o he_o have_v pass_v before_o stay_v the_o execution_n of_o a_o sentence_n that_o former_o he_o have_v denounce_v withhold_v the_o punishment_n denounce_v against_o sin_n when_o the_o person_n repent_v of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n so_o judg._n x_o 13._o 15_o 16._o 1_o king_n xxi_o 21_o 27_o 29._o jonah_n iâ—i_n 10._o jer._n xviii_o 8_o 10._o and_o xlii_o 10._o psal._n cvi_o 45._o the_o end_n be_v thus_o accomplish_v for_o which_o the_o doom_n be_v denounce_v without_o which_o repentance_n in_o man_n god_n will_v not_o repent_v of_o his_o purpose_a punishment_n esay_n fourteen_o 24_o 27._o jer._n iu._n 28._o zech._n viii_o 14._o thus_o repentance_n in_o man_n produce_v this_o kind_n of_o repentance_n in_o god_n man_n repent_v change_v his_o mind_n will_n and_o act_v but_o god_n repent_v will_v this_o change_n in_o man_n alter_v the_o act_n his_o mind_n and_o purpose_n abide_v still_o the_o same_o jer._n xx._n 16._o shallum_n this_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o jehoachaz_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 11_o and_o johanan_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 30._o 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o and_o that_o shallum_n name_v 1_o chron._n iii_o 15._o seem_v to_o be_v another_o from_o this_o shallum_n as_o be_v reckon_v distinct_o the_o four_o son_n of_o josiah_n and_o haply_o die_v before_o his_o father_n josiah_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o king_n xxiii_o 31._o branch_v be_v take_v for_o the_o messiah_n and_o so_o chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 5_o chap._n xxxiii_o 15._o and_o zech._n iii_o 8._o and_o vi_o 12._o esay_n iu._n 2._o xi_o 1._o yet_o that_o king_n esay_n xxxii_o 12._o and_o xxxiii_o 17._o seem_v proper_o and_o immediate_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o ezekiah_n of_o christ_n only_o typical_o and_o that_o esay_n viii_o 18._o and_o xlix_o 1._o and_o chap._n lxi_o 1._o of_o esay_n partly_o but_o of_o christ_n principaly_fw-fr as_o likewise_o that_o esay_n xlix_o 1._o and_o that_o esay_n viii_o 8._o of_o esay_n literaly_a of_o christ_n figurative_o heb._n ii_o 14._o and_o again_o esay_n xlii_o 1._o of_o christ_n principaly_a of_o cyrus_n typical_o that_o esay_n xli_o 2._o of_o cyrus_n only_o many_o speech_n of_o the_o prophet_n concern_v themselves_o and_o other_o who_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n apply_v to_o christ_n be_v one_o way_n and_o in_o one_o manner_n verify_v of_o they_o and_o another_o way_n and_o in_o another_o manner_n also_o many_o time_n fulfil_v in_o he_o and_o so_o those_o word_n 2_o sam._n vii_o 14._o compare_v with_o 1_o chron._n xxii_o 10._o and_o heb._n i._n 5._o and_o those_o heb._n ii_o 13._o yea_o in_o diverse_a prophecy_n some_o particular_n agree_v to_o the_o type_n and_o not_o to_o the_o truth_n as_o psal._n xxii_o 6._o and_o xl._n 12._o some_o to_o the_o truth_n and_o not_o to_o the_o type_n as_o psal._n xvi_o 10._o with_o act_n ii_o 29._o and_o xiii_o 36_o 37._o or_o to_o the_o type_n in_o one_o sense_n to_o the_o truth_n in_o another_o so_o in_o those_o psalm_n wherein_o david_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n as_o psal._n ii_o and_o xvi_o and_o xxii_o and_o those_o in_o which_o solomon_n as_o psal._n xlv_o and_o lxxii_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o branch_n because_o spring_v up_o